Liberation talk, petrol bills, and fear. Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28, 2026, and by Sunday Iranian state media said Khamenei was dead, which is not a tidy outcome, it's a power vacuum. Leaders love the phrase 'regime change' because it sounds like a lever; in practice it is a street full of broken glass. When you decapitate a system, the hardest men often climb fastest, because they are least ashamed to use force. Meanwhile in Britain, the cost arrives as fuel surcharges, higher food prices, and a new wave of security theatre. Tell me again who this is for? If the plan ends with more militias and more missiles, the speeches will not refill the cupboards.